Position: Special Events Manager
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Centre, London (part time office-based, part-time home-based) – currently home-based
Salary: £38,506 - £43,897 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 2
Department: Special Events

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

Are you an experienced, confident and articulate events manager looking for a fantastic opportunity develop a successful Special Events programme?

The MS Society is delivering some of the most exciting Special Events in the UK and we are seeking a talented and enthusiastic individual to join us as Special Events Manager.

Our programme of events has grown rapidly over the past few years and is focused on delivering high quality and high profile fundraising and cultivation events, for a philanthropic and corporate audience. The programme includes both small and large scale events, with a previous event raising £1 million net. We have worked at venues such as the Southbank Centre and St Paul’s Cathedral.

We work with Event Committees, celebrity supporters and a highly committed Appeal Board to deliver events, which brings together high-profile, engaged and well-connected individuals passionate about the cause and our ambitious plans for the future.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 25th January 2021

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We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

We would be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

No agencies please.

MAG vacancy: West Africa Regional Finance Manager – French-speaking (with an option of working from home in UK)

Starting salary £37,452 per annum (plus contributory pension)

Manchester, UK/Working from Home

Join a Nobel Prize-winning organisation committed to creating safe and secure futures for women, men and children around the world. MAG works by finding and destroying landmines, cluster bombs and the explosive remnants of war and by advocating and campaigning on behalf of those whose lives are blighted by the lethal debris of conflict. Be part of this life-changing mission by joining MAG to help us free from fear some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.

We are seeking a Regional Finance Manager to join our Finance team, which provides day-to-day financial support and advice to MAG’s programmes in countries across the globe. This is an exciting and dynamic role, where you’ll act as a business partner to the West Africa region, using your finance skills and experience will help us make a real difference, supporting our work across the globe.

Reporting to the Senior Programmes Finance Manager you will be responsible for managing a small UK based programmes finance team on a day-to-day basis, and providing advice and technical oversight to our programme based Finance Managers. As a business partner, you’ll provide real-time support and analysis to senior managers as a trusted adviser, and add value that will assist in decision making and the delivery of MAG’s lifesaving work.

This role allows for flexible working where you may be based in the United Kingdom or work from home. You will be expected to manage your team, support proposal development and provide advice and analysis on budgets and financial contract management. You will be required to travel in order to provide support to our programmes overseas, including our programmes in West Africa and our HQ in Manchester, UK.

You will have previously worked in a finance role in a grant or donor funded environment, or in a commercial project accounting role. You’ll have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail and have staff management or mentoring experience. You will need to be able to demonstrate a strong background in financial modelling and contract management, ideally with experience of major donors. You will be committed to producing work of a consistently high standard and will have experience of undertaking reviews of business processes. Progress towards a professional qualification will provide candidates with a distinct advantage in applying to this role. Fluency in both English and French is essential for this role.

This is a fast-paced role and challenging role, which will require high levels of initiative, pro-activeness and strong multi-tasking skills. With an ability to lead, motivate and develop a small team, ensuring effective communication between various stakeholders, you will be a creative, flexible, solution-focused, professional business partner, committed to MAG's goals. In return, your professional skills, knowledge and experience will contribute to saving lives around the globe, and you’ll have the opportunity to see, and contribute to, MAG’s work first-hand.

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone who works for MAG and their families we have put in place a new working arrangement – remote working from home - to reflect what is a rapidly changing situation. This role has opportunity to be carried out at Manchester, HQ or in a working from home environment.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website before the closing date of 7th February 2021. MAG reserves the right to bring in candidates sooner than the end date given as we wish to close this role promptly.

Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within three weeks of your application, it means that your application has not been successful.

Applicants who are non-residents of the UK will need to provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK.

Shannon Trust is a charity operating across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, supporting thousands of people in prison each year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. We inspire and train prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t.  2020 was a year of adaptation brought about by COVID19 – we revised our delivery model and now, in 2021, we want to develop much further.  To support this, we are now recruiting to new roles and are seeking proactive, committed, and enthusiastic applicants to join our team and help us continue our journey.

Our organisation is evolving and we need business support and governance systems that will enable that change.  Working closely with the CEO and staff team, you’ll be a capable, proactive self-starter who can increase business efficiency, manage relationships with suppliers, support internal leadership and performance priorities, drive development projects, enabling all Shannon Trust operations to work as smoothly and cost-effectively as possible. This is an exciting role for someone with a breadth of business and people skills.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, engaging and organised person who can help to ensure the efficient and effective running of the Charity's administrative functions, to support the Executive Officer with marketing and social media activity and to help raise awareness of non-directed living kidney donation and the work of the charity.

Give a Kidney - one's enough is a small charity, working to raise awareness of non-directed living kidney donation (the act of giving a kidney anonymously, to someone on the transplant waiting list) and to support those considering donation or going through the process. 

• Full time, permanent contract
• Salary - £40-44,500 pa (depending on experience)
• Starting: 1 March 2021 (negotiable)
• Reports to: Director of Fundraising
• Line Management of two AfriKids UK employees
• Location: initially home based, will be required to attend office/meetings in central London when conditions allow
• Flexible working available

Head of Grants and Programme Funding is a senior role within the fundraising team, responsible for the development and implementation of AfriKids’ grants (institutional, trusts and foundation) fundraising and global resource mobilisation activities in order to secure funding and contracts for AfriKids’ programmes and organisational core costs.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities of this role

AfriKids is at a pivotal moment in its history, and is looking for someone who is proactive, enthusiastic and ambitious to join its award-winning team.

As a senior leader in the organisation, your focus will be to drive the development and delivery of our grants and programme funding strategy. You are a values-driven, confident leader and fundraiser who can work at both a strategic and operational level driving change and delivering results.

In 2020, AfriKids has finalised the development of its ambitious 5 year strategy, and will be planning for the launch and the beginnings of its implementation in 2021. You will work closely with the CEO, Director of Fundraising, AfriKids Ghana as well as many different partners and stakeholders, so strong relationship management skills will be essential. You will be target and quality driven, with a collaborative working style, and will play a key part in preparing the organisation for change while continuing to drive income from grant and programme funding opportunities. AfriKids is a small and dedicated team, with big ambitions to protect children and communities globally.

Summary of role

The Head of Grants and Programme Funding is responsible for the development and implementation of AfriKids’ grants and programme fundraising activity to secure funding for AfriKids’ programmes, unrestricted income and organisational core costs. AfriKids has had huge success in securing restricted and unrestricted grants from a variety of funders. In line with a new organisational strategy, you will diversify opportunities available to AfriKids by building and strengthening the existing (institutional, trusts and foundations) pipeline to further include: strategic corporate partners; implementing partners and international donors.

For more information on how to apply and the full job description, please visit our website or click view the documents below. 

Are you a talented fundraiser with a deep commitment to world mission?

Working with partners across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Feba is all about the creative use of radio and other audio media to inspire people to follow Jesus Christ.We have a particular focus on ‘closed countries’ and ‘hard-to-reach’ people groups, including places where Christians face persecution for their faith. We are looking for an outstanding, experienced and highly motivated individual for this important new role.

Key responsibilities include:

·developing strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors and family trust funds;

·creating compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals;

·designing and developing a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan;

·co-creating a new major donor development strategy.

You will have:

·a clear demonstrable personal Christian faith and a commitment to Feba’s ministry;

·a successful track record of securing five or six figure grants from trusts and foundations, and/or held a major fundraising role;

·a strong, engaging presence with individuals and groups;

·the ability to negotiate and influence effectively, with strong written and verbal skills;

·great networking skills and familiar with the current landscape, approaches and techniques.

The Feba team is small (currently less than 10 people), all of whom care passionately about what we do. We love to roll up our sleeves, try new ways of doing things and support each other so that we can achieve our goals.If that sounds like you and you share our vision and values, then we’d love to hear from you.

Salary:Circa £21,000 per annum for 21 hours (FTE £35,000 p.a.)

Hours:21 hours per week

Location:A combination of both office and home-based working, so the postholder is likely to live within reasonable traveling distance of West Sussex.

Closing date:9.00am on 1st February 2021

Preliminary interview:   Wednesday 3rd February 2021

(via video conferencing)

Panel interview:Friday 5th February 2021

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

About PEAS:

We are PEAS. We are an international education not-for-profit with the mission to ‘expand access to sustainably delivered, quality secondary education across Africa’. Our vision is for a world where all children enjoy an education that unlocks their full potential.

For the last ten years, PEAS has built and operated quality secondary schools in under-served communities in Uganda and Zambia. We now have a network of 32 schools across Uganda and Zambia educating over 14,000 marginalised students. PEAS has strong evidence from a number of external studies showing that our schools in Uganda are more equitable, better quality and more cost-effective than comparison private and government schools.

PEAS has achieved great things in the last 10 years, and we want to achieve even more in the next 10 years. We are proud of what we have already achieved, but we are ambitious for our schools and students. We now want to make PEAS schools some of the best in Uganda and Zambia. At the same time, we also want to  support the wider education systems in the places where we’re working and globally by sharing our evidence and know-how. 

About the Education and Impact Intern Role:

The Education and Impact Internship is an exciting 6-month role within the UK Technical Team, with the possibility of extension. PEAS Technical Team interns have gone on to a variety of exciting careers, working at the Behavioural Insights Team, the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) and becoming permanent members of the PEAS team.

A previous Technical Team intern shares their experience: “Being an intern with PEAS is an amazing opportunity to develop skills and gain insight into education systems in Uganda and Zambia. You will be given a high level of responsibility and exposure to diverse areas of work. It's also a chance to work with an incredibly positive and committed team across three countries!”

Internship projects will include working with leads in Uganda, Zambia, and the UK to develop education initiatives that ensure PEAS students receive the highest quality education, and helping to develop tools and content that will support students within our school networks, and have the potential to benefit students in the wider education systems that we work in.

The PEAS Technical Team is a small team of experts who work to continually strengthen PEAS’ impact across our network of schools and beyond.

Work on the team is varied and exciting. The Technical Team:

• Provides technical education and monitoring and evaluation advice and support to our country programmes in Uganda and Zambia.
• Designs and runs internal and external research projects to make sure we are learning as much as possible about how best to improve the quality of education in our schools.
• Establishes collaborative partnerships with the Ugandan and Zambian governments and other organisations to impact as many young people as possible.
• Proactively share our evidence and know-how with our partners and the international education community.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work at the heart of an award-winning education organisation.  They will need to be a quick learner, highly organised, and adept at working flexibly to support evolving team and organisational needs. Strong written and verbal communication are essential, as well as enthusiasm for working with multi-national teams.

Purpose and responsibilities of Education and Impact Intern role:

1. Education support to country teams (50%)

Provide high quality support to education teams in Uganda and Zambia to deliver on education quality goals. This will involve supporting programme leads in Uganda and Zambia and the Education and Partnership Lead to:

• Develop training for school staff and school support staff, as well as school-level education tools and content (for example, tools and content to support literacy and numeracy programmes)
• Design projects to address priority areas of improvement by conducting and sharing relevant research from across the sector.

1. Support the delivery of PEAS partnerships strategy (Co-Impact) (20%)

Support the delivery of Co-Impact (collaborative projects with partners to share PEAS know-how) projects by:

• Supporting the development of training and communication material for external partners about PEAS Co-Impact projects
• Supporting the development of tools used to implement PEAS Co-Impact projects in collaboration with PEAS colleagues and external partners.

1. Provide ad hoc support to the wider PEAS Technical Team (30%)

Support members across the PEAS Technical Team on an ad hoc basis, specifically in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic projects, and business development.

• Provide support to PEAS Impact Lead to analyse and share PEAS internal data and evidence.
• Provide support to funding proposals and reports
• Undertake and share research on best practice in the wider sector to inform strategic decisions

Person Specification for the Education and Impact Intern role:

We are open to the type of person who might be suitable for this role and are not fixed on a set amount of experience required. You could be a graduate, or someone who is looking to change careers and gain experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Minimum requirements and essential skills:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience or knowledge of the education sector
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Adaptability to manage a varied & evolving workload
• Flexibility to work with colleagues in different, often international locations
• Able to synthesise secondary research
• Concise and engaging writing ability for technical audiences
• Passion for international education

Ideally, applicants will also be:

• Knowledgeable about, or have experience volunteering or working in, a Sub-Saharan African country
• Great with numbers: able to analyse quantitative data and pull out key findings, with good attention to detail

About the Parterships Intern Role:

The Partnerships Internship is an exciting 6-month role based within the UK Partnerships Team, with the possibility of extension. PEAS Partnerships Intern will play a vital role in enabling PEAS to build new schools in Zambia, complete our school network in Uganda and deliver quality education to students in both countries.

This is a varied role offering the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to get hands on experience working across a diverse range of funder types and projects including an exciting new Capital Fundraising Appeal to at least double the size of our Zambia network.

You will be joining the PEAS Partnerships Team a small team of committed, proactive, and effective fundraisers who are well supported by the rest of UK, Ugandan and Zambian teams – we are proud to have developed a strong ‘everyone’s a fundraiser’ mindset at PEAS, thus avoiding the traditional division between programme and fundraising staff.

Work on the team is varied and exciting. The Partnerships Team is responsible for generating the income required for PEAS to deliver on our organisational goals. We do this through;

• Managing and growing income from a diverse portfolio of funders including strategic partners, institutional donors, corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors and individuals
• Identifying and securing income from new funders
• Developing and delivering an engaging and exciting communications strategy.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work at the heart of an award-winning education organisation.  They will need to be a quick learner, highly organised, and adept at working flexibly to support evolving team and organisational needs. Strong written and verbal communication are essential, as well as enthusiasm for working with multi-national teams.

1. Business development support (40%)

Work with the Partnerships Team to identify and secure new funding opportunities that enable PEAS to build new schools in Zambia, complete our school network in Uganda and deliver quality education to students in both countries. This will involve;

• Undertaking desk-based research to identify prospective funding partners
• Work with the Partnerships Team to develop compelling concept notes, proposals, presentations and pitches.

1. Account management support (20%)

Work with the Partnerships Lead to support a portfolio of funders to inspire, motivate and maximise income and other opportunities for PEAS current donors. This will include;

• Developing engaging and accurate content for funder progress reports.
• Working across a range of funders types and sector to develop excellent stewardship plans and engagement opportunities.

1. Communications support (40%)

Work with the Partnership Team to create strong content relevant for a variety of funder types (strategic partners, institutional donors, corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors and individuals) that can be used across multiple prospects and platforms. This will include;

• Developing partnership profiles to promote our funding partnerships on our website, via the quarterly newsletter and through social media channels.
• Supporting in the role out of the new Communications strategy.

Person Specification for the Partnership Intern role:

We are open to the type of person who might be suitable for this role and are not fixed on a set amount of experience required. You could be a graduate, or someone who is looking to change careers and gain experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Minimum requirements and essential skills:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Adaptability to manage a varied & evolving workload
• Flexibility to work with colleagues in different, often international locations
• Able to synthesise and provide recommendations from desk-based research
• Good attention to detail, comfortable writing clear prose and composing accurate budgets
• Able to write engaging and emotive writing for a variety of public audiences
• Passion for international education

Ideally, applicants will also be:

• Knowledgeable about, or have experience volunteering or working in, a Sub-Saharan African country
• Some understanding of fundraising and engaging with different funder types
• Some familiarity with CRM systems/donor databases

Terms and conditions for both roles

Hours: Full-time (part-time considered for exceptional candidates) 

Length: 6 months initially with the possibility of a further 6-month extension  

Location: Office based in London, Kampala or Ndola, or remote but based in the UK, Uganda or Zambia. Must have the right to work in one of these three countries.